My internet friend here in Finland has a five string fretted version (it was the first Ruokangas made with that system) and he says it works beatifully.
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Thunderbird Club
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My internet friend here in Finland has a five string fretted version (it was the first Ruokangas made with that system) and he says it works beatifully.
Gaolee
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I have never seen one in person.
A new pedal day:
Put it in as a booster to the Digitech Tonedriver I use as my cleanish "normal" tone (gain at minimum and mixed with a low passed clean signal). Works like a charm and with the tilt-EQ you can do some EB3 impressions with or without the Tonedriver on.
I also tried it in a last pedal position before IR box (or an amp) as an enhancher and it worked there too.That means I hafta get another one too...
The obligatory soundclip. Non-reverse with three different pickup variations.
Put it in as a booster to the Digitech Tonedriver I use as my cleanish "normal" tone (gain at minimum and mixed with a low passed clean signal). Works like a charm and with the tilt-EQ you can do some EB3 impressions with or without the Tonedriver on.
I also tried it in a last pedal position before IR box (or an amp) as an enhancher and it worked there too.That means I hafta get another one too...
The obligatory soundclip. Non-reverse with three different pickup variations.
- Jun 30, 2010
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Yes, both the guitar version and that bass were called Thunderbirds.
- Jun 30, 2010
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Which Mustang? Pic?
A sunburst Bi-Cen?, never heard of such a thing.
Is that what the factory second means.
Anyways, love it!
Gibson Thunderbird Bicentennial 1979 Tobacco Sunburst | Reverb
Is that what the factory second means.
Anyways, love it!
Gibson Thunderbird Bicentennial 1979 Tobacco Sunburst | Reverb
Oh well…I had the only one on the block for a couple of years. I do like the fact that they went all in with a solid red color on the headstock face.
Maybe two years from now they will put out a Lake Placid Blue. I still think I will beat them to the punch on that one.
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that’s like my stollen one….natural looks great on Birds…
Stolen?! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Gaolee
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I get the itch to look at buying a Bicentennial every now and then. It would have to be like that one if it ever happens.
- Jun 30, 2010
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That sucks - didn't know you had one and it was stollen. What's the back story?
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
That would look good on Ken's board.
yes, along with a blk 76 J…..bought it brand spanking new to boot!……
Just scored tix for PJ Harvey coming to the SF Masonic in October. While her current and previous records are not necessarily the stuff she does that I like, it is on a Friday night and I can always hope she’ll bring out some really early stuff as well as stuff from “Stories from the City,…” , “Let England Shake” and “White Chalk”
…marketed as “An evening with…” makes me hope for a long or split set with no opener. Maybe that make for time for a lot of older material.
…marketed as “An evening with…” makes me hope for a long or split set with no opener. Maybe that make for time for a lot of older material.
Gaolee
Official leathers tester and crash dummy
yes, along with a blk 76 J…..bought it brand spanking new to boot!……
Ugh!!!!
- Mar 13, 2008
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It’s a 2015/2016 MIM PJ (now called the Player). It was their first of several new Mustang models as they were restarting the line with shorties becoming so popular. It’s my travel bass. Perfect for playing through my little Rumble when I have to stay in hotels. I had to replace the awful tuners with Hipshots. It’s a nice playing bass, but not worth much or very interesting. I will say that the J pickup in it is better sounding than the noiseless J pickup in my 7ender Deulxe PJ with the J neck.
Now if I could just set the Wayback Machine to ‘83 and get back my ‘68 that I sold….
